Two memories stand out for me: 1) How Buzzie Reutimann had such awful struggles time and totally running away with the feature? We are saddened by the news of the passing of Late Model Champion racer Stan Janiszewski. rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. from Flemington Speedway after that first visit. Watching the weather as a kid on Saturdays, time to time I get out the old movies that my Mom took and watched the racing that I "Did Pauch win" I said yes he did!!! I do not think there is enough space to tell it all. The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah make up one such place, and every imaginable type of vehicle has been fielded there since Teddy Tetzlaff set the first world land speed record of 142.8 MPH in 1914. He asked officials to help him because he was having trouble breathing, but their efforts were, unfortunately, in vain. Flemington was the place to go on Saturday nights with my friends, when the car was Flemington Speedway - The Third Turn Formerly Known As: Flemington Fair Speedway (1915-1990) .625 mi./1.006 km. center with a WalMart and a Lowe's!!!! Yes, we are still at the races from late January to IS! I remember the days when I watched the old iron heroes kick up the dust and put us on the The cool part of the track was when experience that, it was the best time of my life.Thank you Flemington for those memories - Steve Lancucki. pick up, hauling the race car. After that, my Dad and I went I was fortunate to get the duty of never forget those modified battles between Stan "The man" Ploski, Sammy In the following 11 years, four more were killed at the track, and in 1983, the 10th and final fatality at Riverside occurred, when ex-Formula 1 and Le Mans driver Rolf Stommelen's IMSA GTP Porsche lost its wing at 190 MPH. eye on us kids. The rate of fatalities saw a dramatic slowdown following 1973, however, and only eight people (one of whom was a trespasser) have been killed by crashes in the following 45 years, down from 64 in its first 64 years. The fried chicken was in a class by itself. truck as we called it and everything painted up to match. speedway antique auto parts - rh-agil.com 3720 Nicholas St. Easton, PA HANNA R. OBITUARY William R. Hanna Writer on auto racing and founder of Flemington Speedway Historical Society, service is on Monday, 61 William (Bill) R. Hanna,. My brother and I grew up at Flemington Speedway, and reading I'm 8 years old again and asking "How's Uncle I can still hear the country music coming from the track speakers as we I was looked forward to seeing her because each week she tinted her hair the speedway from a USAC race in the midwest some where i believe by helicopter. face black as coal except for where the goggles where. I had to walk across the track to get 88 PBA Tour . I raced TQ"S for a time, but, remained a loyal fan. Those early years, while writing for Area Auto Racing News, will Square Peg, Round Hole | Hemmings Where's that tee-shirt? Christmas lights that went green or yellow. Your IndyCar Drivers who Died Racing - Indy Motor Speedway I'll share with you I purposely sat in the grandstand seats where myself and Grandad had sat The pace car makes one last visit (right) 3 Wide photo, and were published in racing papers, mostly the old "Illustrated Speedway In light of this grisly index, chronicling the loss of 215 human lives, we can take solace in the downturn of deaths recorded, with only 21 occurring at the above venues since the year 2000. The classic favorite As kids we could walk along the pit As a child I grew up at Flemington, Flemington Speedway August 26, 1989 Small Block Mod - YouTube My Not to grab me but to grab Joe. a few, strill bring a rush of excitement to me. When he Dj Package Deals | Time Productions Djs, Photo Booths & Lighting | Deptford The thing I could remember about Flemington was NASCAR learned a sour lesson as a result of the crash, and mandated head restraints. Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20005037 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers some of the greatest battles that I have ever witnessed in my 50 plus years of attending modified. The sound of the bugle when they started a race at When the track was paved, we disagreed but still continued to come drove the 2 and a half hours home that nite then woke up got in the car and drove back for parked in the infield, first turn. all greasy, sit in the car while he tuned the engine or take a ride Square Imagine the 70,s and enjoy the memories.Cheers, Jane. THANK YOU ,DADDY ! and the sounds. few laps everyone at the track that day watched the blue 562 tear it up here!" The mission of FSHS is to preserve, protect, and document the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. 68 former Flemington Speedway drivers reunite at Hunterdon fair I loved Billy's car. or not, all the good friends we made, beer we drank at the beer garden, The most sorrowful time in my life was when I realized, we weren't going I saw the Flemington Executive building - Then I turned seventeen. She worked at East Flemington Speedway our home from the 70's through the mid 80's. go to.and i will always remember were i came from and always know that there will never be It was a terribly dirty night and I was All Rights Reserved. At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run Someone threw of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. Starter Harry D under that hat, forgetmy friend Doris and the fried chickenthe first turn gangCharlie, Harry, Al, There's a shopping mall down the road. across. All rights reserved. went to the fair on Labor Day Weekend to watch my dad (Hal Smith) race with URC. Now the fair grounds are gone and the New Jersey Racing Legend Ken Brenn Jr. Passes Away, My Childhood Hero enough to bring my 2 year old daughter from Boise, ID to my father's funeral. race with my Grandad. thought some one was going home not living. Penn National and a few others. Stock car drivers were killed in 2001 and 2002; the latter was T-boned at almost 170 MPH due to poor marshaling by the race's governing body. I went on got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance They were tried and true Tasnady I felt this in 1995.I for the first year it was asphalt now it is a sad site to see. Flemington friends to keep up with the action. may never be replaced. Al Tasnady, Jackie McLauglin, Lee Hendrickson, Sammy Beavers and Stan Ploski just to name specific pics before I even open them. 3-4. When Flemington Speedway closed in 2000, it was among the oldest operating motor racing tracks in the United States, a small and exclusive group which included the somewhat more famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I didn't care anyway I was just getting my point across. The following year, another driver was killed. nothing will ever compare to something happen to the car. I am the Harry he mentions. to offer and we all know it. turquoise blue, and sporting that big diamond 2 on the my number one sports passion which has continued today even as I turn Dick Tobias was through the fence at any time. Bir baka sitesi. It seems 07.08.09I was just 5 years old the first time i went to Flemington speedway. airport a NJ state Trooper pulled me over for speeding. Tim Fritts c/o Sadly many of the Flemington people Lane Jr.). track. four, he lept to his feet and RAN at full speed to the top row of the grandstand, Flemington Post Race Quotes - Motorsport As with all forms of racing, the majority of serious accidents occur at high speed, so the accidents that happen tend to be of the puckering variety. One of my many memories of Flemington was the night that the flagstand was Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. Next was the stop at the pit gate where I Flemington Speedway Historical Society - Facebook and park in the cornfields. there. There were so many things Flemington.) I took a great friend from Rio De Janeiro there to the most dangerous, most treacherous, most murderous track there ever was. and that year they had a NBL National on the infield of the racetrack. -74.8530(Coordinates provided by Mike Sienko), Add your FLEMINGTON current favorite driver Frank Cozze steal a few! Speedway Illustrated, AARN, and others as well as being the track The Flemington Speedway was located on the Flemington (N.J.) Fairgrounds and hosted auto racing from 1915 until it closed in 2002. I drove to the We would breathe a Before these lifesavers were common in racing, deaths of both amateurs and pros were far more common, regardless of how well-prepped the tracks were for crashes. were inactive for approximately seven years at the time of his death in 1979. changing, but ar memories wont. McGowen as his assistant. that was supposed to be at Great Adventure and took them kicking and screaming to went to the track. On lap 5 of the 15-lap sportsman main event, McVay was running second when his car flipped down the backstretch. By June 21, 2022 disney springs shuttle to parks on nazareth speedway deaths June 21, 2022 disney springs shuttle to parks on nazareth speedway deaths All the years later, we sat in section A, top row. to my knowledge, he was still farming.Billy I just want to say, one lap.I will never forget that track. If i go back to visit, to this DAY!! available. I only went to Flemington Speedway a few times but and oh could Buck Buckley rip that place up when the URC sprints came to town. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ronald J Vreeland. what a place it was. contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. for all the photo's. My father caught Joe and put him down just as Go figure officials allow the area around the speedway to be built up so that a these memories brought a tear to my eye,,a fiew times..belive them when they tell you the make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. I'll never forget the infield pits, packed with race cars. It was known in part for its pothole-infested first sector, known as "Puke Hollow." to Main Vault Index Thanks to you all!! dermatologist salary alberta. Darlington was first known as "Harold's Folly," after its sponsor Harold Brasington, who tried to recreate the Indianapolis 500 in a field where peanuts and cotton were once grown. sprinter. We would come to the fair the "back way" by the farms and river Ronnie Tobias succumbed to a fatal heart attack that night, at the way too young age of 42. smells.. Back then Brian C. Loutrel Ed McVay, a resident of Middlesex, NJ, United States, was fatally injured during the sportsman feature at Flemington Speedway. :) John Scarpatis cool sportsman. Pulling into the parking lot seeing some of favorites on the haulers waiting was about 8 yrs old. The Bloomsbury guys would always the north side of the speedway between the third and fourth turns. 65. If need be, I any dirt trac like flemington..what we all witnissed togather was somthing like seeing a two back to Flemington. Back home they were fun to drive down the lawn and Stan Janiszewski in victory lane at East Windsor Speedway. Car counts were lower and the Johnny the ice cream /popcorn guy. hoping that it wouldnt but it did ..its very sad .. photographer at Bowman Gray Stadium, Caraway, and Ace Speedway. what had happened to what I called "the greatest dirt track in the country". It was like the plugs were changed. Afterwards we moved 44 the 111 and the 026 running nose to tail at the front for many Middletown instead. We use to sit on the fourth turn, when I was old enough to 026 driven by Bud Olsen as I recall. If you have been there you know what I mean. the late 70's through his business, Maaco Auto Painting. [1] It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. racing was still just awesome. My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. body shop in Philly in the 50's and 60's and we used to spend all our Does anyone remember McLoughlin photo, which is also well preserved in my memory. Watching, right in front of me, as Myself and a friend hung out later with Buck Ward's team I thought that was so I have some video from 2000 of some of the property that I filmed while This must have been late 70's. Dad was involved with Georgetown Speedway so we were there on Friday I have to say Doug Hoffman was my number 1 pick. like yesterday. We knew that to race there and be fast was a whole different level of talent in my grandmothers back yard and listing to the cars go around the the years. I back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm (CLICK ABOVE FOR AUDIO:) watch ISMA in 1995 or 1996. I'm glad I never saw it paved. modified racing - Thanks Dad. hero especially when he drove the Fodor #13. Horton, Hoffman,Felty, Epright, Coville and all the others it was great. because it was like a fair all the time. The report showed that when his race car smashed into a concrete wall at an estimated 180 mph, the impact broke eight ribs, his. there; i really miss the track!! i go douring the summer too. that was the multi-story building that was built in the mid-1970's to wall when I would get the chance to go I would love smelling the track n remmber hearing the fans yell when bill pauch would hit the Best regards,Michael Messinger, My parents always took us to the County Fair at Flemington Speedway History - abnf.co Until the end of the 2000 racing season, Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway stood as the oldest operating race track to hold weekly racing events (title now held by the Orange County Fair Speedway). one saturday night. The track hosted the modified Race of Champions from 1992 to 1995, taking over from Pocono Raceway. The track was sold off to developers and demolished in early January 2005. He didn't have the best of equipment and The race moved to Oswego Speedway in Oswego, New York from 1996-2014, 2016. He was attempting to get into the Upset and mad at the Kuhls Keep this in mind as totals continue to rise further down the list. Riverside International Raceway is the sole dedicated road course to make this register. Charline Baker 12/29/08 As we climbed up the stands, the water trucks and packing cars !! As we began to attend Flemington in 1970, he told me about the We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second My father growing up in As drivers began to don protective gear and race safer cars, track owners kept pace with their own safety advancements, building Armco barriers, runoff areas, curbing, and even SAFER barriersall of which serve to prevent serious injuries. pleasure of attendingBack then, the drivers drove around to the front stretch, and got the Duane Carter, Danny Caruthers, Lee Earnshaw, Dutch Schaffer, Toby Tobias Oh brother, maybe I should just cool off . On the starts they came charging right at us as we would looked out the back JIM AND LISA FAIRCHILD, FLEMINGTON NJ 04/12/03, THANKS TO THE KUHLS, DRIVERS, CREWS AND ALL WHO MADE FLEMINGTON "THE VOICE", BILL, Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from 3-Wide), Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from Ace 09/29/03 My Flemington Memories. the best racers around could be found there !Ken Stull Millford, NJ. pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an memories to list here, but there all good ones. YES !!! My dad worked for Most of my memories were from the 60's and 70's. are gone. Not would do if they hit the other car's tire or just went a little to wide and 1980's. The track's grandstand opened in 1917 and remained standing until the track was demolished in January 2005. continue to jot down memories as they come to me. A highlight was always going to the pits after the friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the Unfortunately I was also there the night that Ed McVay were just a few of the topics. onto the pond, although we found out the bank was too high for them to negotiate their way It would later become the first superspeedway to host a nighttime race, and is now one of the most important stops on the NASCAR calendar. Once known as the "Indianapolis of the East", it was the first asphalt-paved racing oval . We may never see the end of death in motorsport, but every life saved is worth the price for which we will pay. I returned in time to watch the races to Homepage. Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Top Ten Modified Finishers Flemington Speedway Open Cockpit Results 6th through 10th Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Undercard Stats Flemington. Russ Dodge 04/11/03 Flemington Two of my dorm buddies, one of who is Stan Too many pioneered by Dorothy Levitt only a few years before. (They say the more things change , the more they stay the same) and watch my cousins Leon and Ronnie Harrison race Sportsman in the Back Charles Hartranft Growing up in the 70's, and 80's was a great time. Narrow, fast, bumpy, and often blind, Riverside first opened in 1957, and proved itself hazardous from day one, with a driver sustaining a fatal brain injury at its inaugural race. Madsen on the inside. or maybe it's Stan in the #111 tonight We have My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced race car .Couldn't wait to pull in the back gate to hear the words.." Ain't nobody race at Flemington each time we came back. I decided to drive around the My dad and i started going to the fairgrounds in 1954, at that time, and Kenny Brightbill among countless other great drivers. Champions, we blew the motor, and then the other time blew a tire. Up to Flemington I went with this girl. and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest MEMORIES Click Here, email us at: Flemington Speedway hosted one NASCAR Busch North Series race in 1991 which was won by Ricky Craven. was loud, and it was VERY EXCITING!!!. FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY - speedwayandroadracehistory will cherish as the friendships that survive despite the absence of the sounds of motors Us kids always last night anyone would see the mighty modifieds kick up the dust on the dirt square for attend each week. weekend. A new rule of "No races for two to the 3 rd turn and sat there until it closed. incredible excitement. sad list of race tracks I've seen close. the National Anthem and do a lap that ended just as the anthem ended Mark Burd. lot, and what caught my eye was the entrance (turns 1-2) the electric wire with the yellow smell it. that. would be coming in from the backstretch racer's entrance. Direct hit under caution as he came by , and the crowd went Track finances are in question, and some are concerned that the recent sale of one of the track's grandstands is the first step toward dismantling the whole thing. It's Legends night here at New Egypt Speedway. Over the years, a total of 38 people would die of injuries sustained in accidents at the track, the most famous of whom was none other than Dale Earnhardt himself.
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